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• Officials address oil leak concerns in Tangipahoa River Play Video

  August 25, 2025 9:43 PM

  AMITE - During a press conference held in Amite, Gov. Jeff Landry and several officials from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality addressed concerns about oil leaking following an explosion at Smitty's Supply in Roseland into the Tangipahoa River. "Based on current data,... more »

• I-10 eastbound entrance ramp at La. 73 reopens after oil spill

  August 11, 2025 11:49 AM

  GEISMAR — The I-10 eastbound entrance ramp from La. 73 was closed Monday due to oil on the road. Ascension Parish deputies closed the ramp around 10:30 a.m. Firefighters also responded. By 11 a.m., the ramp reopened. more »

• Divers find suspected source of oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

  September 6, 2021 7:51 AM

  On Sunday, divers who were responding to an oil spill that erupted shortly after Hurricane Ida found a broken pipeline that may have been the source of the spill. According to CNN , a Houston-based company called Talos Enegery discovered a pipeline on the ocean floor that appeared "to... more »

• Coast Guard, other agencies continue to respond to oil spill

  July 29, 2016 10:57 AM

  LAKE ECAILLE - The Coast Guard and other agencies are continuing their response to a crude oil spill near Lake Ecaille on Friday. So far, recovery efforts have yielded about 375 of oily water mixture and 250 bags of soiled sorbents, according to the Coast Guard. An oil spill... more »

• 'Deepwater Horizon' movie releases first trailer

  March 23, 2016 1:17 PM

  NEW ORLEANS ( WWLTV ) - Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil leak is getting a Hollywood ending. A trailer for the upcoming film, Deepwater Horizon , directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor) was released Wednesday . The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich,Gina Rodriguez, Dylan... more »

• Lanes of Walker South Road from US 190 reopened after oil spill

  September 25, 2015 3:06 PM

  WALKER - Police said a hydraulic oil spill briefly closed two southbound lanes of Walker South Road from US 190 on Friday afternoon. LA DOTD crews were dispatched to the scene where they sanded the roads, allowing the closed lanes to be reopened. The roadway was completely reopened... more »